Week 1.

[trustfellowship]

WEEK 1 Despite how unhelpful she seems, one thing has become very clear after talking to the Transmitter: there's no way out of here. It seems like you're stuck here for the time being and the rules the Transmitter told you about are still hanging in every room. You'll be left up to your own devices now – feel free to continue exploring and getting to know your fellow Patients for the next several days. Should you want to eat something you're free to use the kitchen before 10PM, but after that the doors will be locked and no amount of fussing with the locks or trying to break them down will get them to budge. However, your wake-up call in the morning isn't exactly a pleasant one - loud bursts of static over the intercom can be heard early in the morning, pulsing almost as though it's following some sort of pattern, though it isn't possible to discern exactly what that pattern might be. This will happen every morning at 7AM and again in the evenings at 10PM. You'll be able to hear it no matter what room you're in. There isn't any punishment for sleeping through it, but you don't want to waste the day in bed, now do you? (Unless you were out exploring all last night. In which case, go back to bed, damn.) PATIENTS REMAINING: 30

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[OOC: Welcome to week one of Trustfell! Feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget to save those threads for coins and the activity check!

If you'd like to get in contact with the Transmitter, you can do so through text or the phone in your room!]

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Kitchen

[heritrix]

[For the second day in a row, Rin has a late start. That infernal noise woke her up at 7 o'clock, certainly, but she sandwiched her head between the mattress and a pillow and eventually went back to sleep.

She's not sure why she's so exhausted. She did a good job of faking that she was fine yesterday, but it feels like she went through some great battle. On the one hand, that's true; the battle with Berserker was touch and go there. But Rin came away without a scratch all the same, so this heavy fatigue doesn't make sense.

Whatever it is, she doesn't leave her room until she feels presentable again, which doesn't see her hitting the kitchen until a little past 11 AM. Is the food still on? Rose might be cleaning up by this point.]

[barehands]

[She's used to waking up early, so she doesn't have much trouble getting out of bed at seven; as such, by eleven, she's checking out the kitchen to see what might be good to prepare for lunch.

When she sees Rin enter, she gives her a smile.]

Hi, Rin! Did you sleep okay last night?

[heritrix]

Good afternoon, Rose.

[She's a little subdued, but still pleasant as she makes a beeline for the tea drawer.]

Despite everything, I slept like a log actually. And you?

[barehands]

Me too. It's weird, I would have thought that I'd be up all night thinking about what's going on, but... By the end of the night, I was really tired, so I only woke up when that noise started.

[A small, hapless shrug. She glances toward Rin as she reaches the tea.]

Do you want some lunch? I was about to make some.

[heritrix]

Oh? [Her head tilts in interest.] What's on the menu?

[barehands]

I hadn't decided yet, but the ingredients here are nicer than I expected! I could probably make some soup or some kind of meat dish... Is there anything you'd like in particular?

[heritrix]

Soup would be lovely.

[Settling on a blend — a black tea with notes of mango — Rin closes the drawer and fetches a teapot.]

Normally I don't eat first thing after I've gotten up for the day, but I can't afford to skip two meals. I can compromise with something light.

[barehands]

Yeah, skipping meals isn't a good idea! It's important to keep your strength up, especially if you didn't have any breakfast.

[She nods to herself.]

I wonder if they have the ingredients for chicken noodle here... I'd say clam chowder, but I feel like seafood might be too extravagant for them to keep around.

[heritrix]

If you actually manage to find seafood, we should save it anyways. We could do something great with that for dinner.

[barehands]

That's a good idea!

[A pause, and then a brighter smile.]

I wonder if we could get everyone together to eat as a group sometime... It might help everyone feel a lot more at ease until we figure out how to leave!

[heritrix]

[Rin hums to herself.]

...I guess there is room enough, what with that large dining hall.

[barehands]

Yeah! And if everyone is interested, I bet some people would help with making food for us all... It would be a good way to get to know each other. What do you think?

[heritrix]

I like that. It would be a good opportunity to discuss our situation as a group as well, without making the atmosphere feel heavy.

[barehands]

[Her nod is accompanied with a gentle but warm smile.]

I think so, too. Besides, if it's possible... I'd really like to make friends with the people here before we part ways.

[heritrix]

All of them? [She sounds a little surprised.] We got quite the eclectic group here. There's a lot of weirdos.

[barehands]

[She nods to the question.]

Everybody I've talked to has been nice! Besides, if we're all friends... Then nobody will try to get out quicker by doing something really awful, right?

[heritrix]

Rose, that's naive.

[barehands]

[A half laugh, half wince, looking towards the ground.]

Maybe a little, but... I don't see how believing it's true is a bad thing. Like I said, everyone I've talked to has been nice! And besides, Miss Transmitter said that we could find out more about this place if we investigated more, so that's bound to help us find a better way to leave.

[heritrix]

[Rin sighs.] Well, it can't make the situation worse, that's for certain. Just don't let your guard down, okay?

[barehands]

[A firm nod, followed by a soft smile.]

I didn't mean to make you worry about me... I'll be okay, I promise. But you have to promise to do the same!

[heritrix]

[Rin blinks at this, then turns towards Rose with a confident grin as she sets the water to boil.]

Don't worry about me. I'm the last person anyone's going to catch napping.

[barehands]

It isn't just about napping...

[Especially since that isn't what concerns her most.]

It's about knowing how to keep safe in other ways, right? And in that case, you shouldn't worry about me, either!

[heritrix]

[Rin snickers a little into her hand.]

It's a phrase, Rose. Like "that guy's so diligent, you'd never catching him sleeping on the job!", you know?

[barehands]

...Oh!

[A sheepish laugh.]

I guess that makes more sense. But, um, I'm glad!

[heritrix]

[Flashing her a grin, Rin returns to her task at handing, making the tea for a bit. Then:]

So what kind of soup did you decide on?

[Rin finishes setting up the kettle and turns her back on the stove, leaving it to do its thing. This is such an efficient kitchen.]